Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL ANTIBACTERIAL GEL OF BETEL LEAF EXTRACT

Abhishek Nagar*, Rajesh Kumar Nema and Achla Vyas

Abstract

Piper betel, a plant famous for its therapeutic nature, is consumed in Asian countries like India, Nepal because of its characteristic taste, religious purpose. Betel leaf is a famous home solution for cerebral pain. Betel leaf juice is credited with diuretic properties. Betel leaves are valuable in aspiratory fondness in youth and mature age. Betel leaf is a superb family cure in the treatment of hack and sore throat, Applied locally, betel leaves are advantageous in the treatment of irritation, Betel leaves can be utilized to mend wounds. The juice of a couple of leaves ought to be separated and applied to the injury. Piper betel shows Antibacterial action on the skin, it reveals a prominent effect on bacterial disease, due to climate-changing skin pH varies from time to time, which provides a medium to grow bacteria which results in a bacterial diseases like eczema. Rashes. Nowadays there are so many types of topical drug formulations present in the market but the study aims to reboot the traditional system of medication because the organic molecules create dependence for our body & for this, our body easily creates tolerance for the particular drug. In our study, we used plant piper betel to determine its antibacterial properties. The activity involves, selection of plant, collection of leaves, Dethanolic extract, phytochemical & pharmacological study. The disc platetest method is used for the examination of antibacterial activity.

Keywords: Antibacterial activity, piper betel, uv spectroscopy, bacterial disease, herbal gel, pH determination, disc plate method.